A slow English story about An early morning dog walk that turned wild — a five-foot snake right on the path. 15 simple sentences. Word by word.

📝 Today's sentences

Listen, I'm not kidding. This just happened this morning.

I woke up pretty early.

So I planned to walk my dog for a bit longer.

We were on the lakeside path around the apartment.

All of a sudden, I saw a snake right on the path.

My neighbors actually keep talking about snakes in the group chat.

But I didn't really take it seriously.

That snake was about five feet long.

My dog and the snake just froze.

I stood there watching them. Dead silent.

I even thought about calling 911.

Then the snake stuck its tongue out at me.

Oh my gosh, what do I do? Is it venomous?

But then she just slithered away.

What a way to start the day.

🔑 Vocabulary

• 911 /naɪn wʌn wʌn/

• woke up early /woʊk ʌp ˈɜːrli/

• take it seriously /teɪk ɪt ˈsɪriəsli/

• stuck out /stʌk aʊt/

• venomous /ˈvenəməs/

• what a way to start the day /wɒt ə weɪ tə stɑːrt ðə deɪ/

• froze /froʊz/

• slither away /ˈslɪðər əˈweɪ/

• lakeside path /ˈleɪksaɪd pæθ/

• all of a sudden /ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌdn/

• actually /ˈæktʃuəli/

• group chat /ɡruːp tʃæt/

• five feet long /faɪv fiːt lɔːŋ/

• dead silent /ded ˈsaɪlənt/

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